Highland County, OH has a population of 43,109 people with a median age of 40.2 and a median household income of $40,593. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Highland County, OH declined from 43,170 to 43,109, a 0.14% decrease and its median household income grew from $39,858 to $40,593, a 1.84% increase.

The population of Highland County, OH is 95.6%White, 1.94%Two+, and 1%Black. 1.8% of the people in Highland County, OH speak a non-English language, and 99% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Highland County, OH is $102,300, and the homeownership rate is 70.3%. Most people in Highland County, OH commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 28.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Highland County, OH is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Highland County, OH is $40,593. Males in Highland County, OH have an average income that is 1.63 times higher than the average income of females, which is $37,613. The income inequality of Highland County, OH (measured using the Gini index) is 0.489 which is higher than the national average.

Households in Highland County, OH have a median annual income of $40,593, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Highland County, OH compares to that in it's parent locations.

The closest comparable data for the county of Highland County, OH is from the public use microdata area of Highland, Clinton & Adams Counties PUMA, OH.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity

1.Two or more races$105,862±$71,834

2.White$41,916±$6,102

3.Asian$11,083±$0

In 2016 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Highland, Clinton & Adams Counties PUMA, OH workers was Two or more races. These workers were paid 2.53 times more than White workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

In 2016, the income inequality in Highland, Clinton & Adams Counties PUMA, OH was 0.489 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 7.62% growth from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Highland County, OH was Census Tract 547 with a value of $49,330, followed by Census Tract 546 and Census Tract 552, with respective values of $47,066 and $46,413.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Highland County, OH colored by their Median Household Income.

20.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Highland County, OH (8,822 out of 42,540 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Female 45-54 and then Male 6-11.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Highland County, OH is White, followed by Two or more races and Black or African American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Highland County, OH grew at a rate of 0.93%, from 16,962 employees to 17,119 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Highland County, OH, are Manufacturing, Healthcare & Social Assistance, and Retail trade. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Highland County, OH, though some of these residents may live in Highland County, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Highland County, OH. In Highland County, OH the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 35 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $10,902. Mahoning County, OH has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Ohio.

The closest comparable data for the county of Highland County, OH is from the public use microdata area of Highland, Clinton & Adams Counties PUMA, OH.

6-17

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Highland County, OH residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Ohio. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Highland County, OH were $10,902 in 2014, but $10,558 in 2013. These numbers represent a 3.26% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Highland County, OH are $$1,314 more than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Highland County, OH compared to national reimburesments.

Medicare enrollees between the ages of 65 and 75 that have had treatment related to their diabetes and been categorized with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Highland County, OH between the ages of 65 and 75 had 324 eye exams, 526 hemoglobin tests, and 499 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas.

In 2014, out of the 333 women in Highland County, OH between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 160 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Vinton County, OH has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 17%, the highest value of any county in Ohio. This represents a 32.8% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 12.8%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Ohio colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Scioto County, OH has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 24.5%, the highest value of any county in Ohio. This represents a 2% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 25%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Ohio colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Mahoning County, OH has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 9.8, the highest rate of any county in Ohio. This represents a 22.2% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 12.6.

The following map shows all of the counties in Ohio colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Highland County, OH is home to a population of 43,109 people, from which 99% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Highland County, OH is composed of 41,225White residents (95.6%), 838Two+ residents (1.94%), 433Black residents (1%), 384Hispanic residents (0.89%), and 190Asian residents (0.44%). The most common foreign languages in Highland County, OH are Spanish (223 speakers), Other West Germanic (199 speakers), and German (180 speakers), but compared to other places, Highland County, OH has a relative high number of Other West Germanic (199 speakers), German (180 speakers), and Scandinavian (11 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Highland County, OH was 40.2. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 40.1, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 42.6. But people in Highland County, OH are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all Highland County, OH residents was 40.1.

As of 2016, 99% of Highland County, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Highland County, OH was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Highland County, OH compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 49.2 times more White residents (41,225 people) in Highland County, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 838Two+ and 433Black residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Highland County, OH as a share of the total population.

811 of Highland County, OH citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Highland County, OH was Spanish. 0.52% of the overall population of Highland County, OH are native Spanish speakers. 0.46% speak Other West Germanic and 0.42% speak German, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Highland County, OH has a relatively high number of residents that are native Other West Germanic speakers. In 2015, there were 199 native Other West Germanic speakers living in Highland County, OH, approximately 4.74 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Highland County, OH awarded 409 degrees. The student population of Highland County, OH is skewed towards females, with 112 male students and 297 female students. Most students in Highland County, OH are White (377 and 92.2%), followed by Unknown (11 and 2.69%), Black or African American (8 and 1.96%), and American Indian (5 and 1.22%). The largest universities in Highland County, OH by number of graduates are Southern State Community College (409 and 100%), N/A (N/A and N/A), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Highland County, OH are Liberal Arts & Sciences (112 and 27.4%), Registered Nursing (58 and 14.2%), and Substance Abuse Counseling (26 and 6.36%). The median tuition costs in Highland County, OH are N/A for private four year colleges, and N/A and N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Highland County, OH were White. These 377 graduates mean that there were 34.3 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 11 graduates.

The median property value in Highland County, OH is $102,300, which is 0.5 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value decreased from $103,500 to $102,300, a 1.16% increase. The homeownership rate of Highland County, OH is 70.3%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Highland County, OH have an average commute time of 28.6 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Highland County, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$40,593

Median Household Income

±$1,752

16,635

Number of Households

±326

In 2016, the median household income of the 16,635 households in Highland County, OH grew to $40,593 from the previous year's value of $39,858.

The following chart displays the households in Highland County, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Highland County, OH declined to $102,300 from the previous year's value of $103,500.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Highland County, OH compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Highland County, OH the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k-$125k range.

This chart shows the households in Highland County, OH distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Highland County, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.

The following chart displays the households in Highland County, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Highland County, OH have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Highland County, OH have a longer commute time (28.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 4.46% of the workforce in Highland County, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Highland County, OH compared to its parent geographies.